Game Rules:
The game "Amazons" is played by two players on a 10x10 rectangle board with square tiling.
All players play with Queens. The following pieces are neutral: Dots.
Rules for Pieces:
Queens slide from the location of the piece in the adjacent direction through the set of empty cells then move again.
Players take turns moving.
Setup:
Place a Queen for player one on sites: A4, D1, G1 and J4.
Place a Queen for player two on sites: A7, D10, G10 and J7.
Rules:
If the number of moves is even, move one of your pieces, else shoot the piece Dot0.
Aim:
If the next player cannot move, the moving player wins.
Game Heuristics:
All Players:
influence
Number of legal moves with distinct destination positions.
You should try to maximise the number of spaces you can move to (very high importance)
Board Setup:
Game Endings:
Game won by Player 1.
The next player cannot move
Game won by Player 2.
The next player cannot move
Moves:
Piece: Dot
Move: Shoot the piece Dot0
Piece: Queen
Move: Slide from the location of the piece in the adjacent direction through the set of empty cells then move again